On the medical loss ratio (MLR) and sticky selling general and administrative costs: Evidence from health insurers

Are Selling, General, and Administrative Costs “Sticky”?

Mark C. Anderson, Rajiv D. Banker, Surya Janakiraman · Journal of Accounting Research · 2003 · 1.4K citations

Business, Business Economics, Economics +10

Asymmetric Cost Behavior

Rajiv D. Banker, Dmitri Byzalov · Journal of Management Accounting Research · 2014 · 411 citations

Business, Accountancy, Economics +9

Uncertainty, Real Options, and Cost Behavior: Evidence from Washington State Hospitals

Sanjay Kallapur, Leslie Eldenburg · Journal of Accounting Research · 2005 · 162 citations · Full text

Health Professions, Health Administration, Health Care Management +17

Accounting System Management by Hospitals Operating in a Changing Regulatory Environment.

Leslie Eldenburg, Naomi S. Soderstrom · The Accounting Review · 1996 · 79 citations

Health Professions, Accountancy, Health Administration +17

Marketwatch: Use And Abuse Of The Medical Loss Ratio To Measure Health Plan Performance

James C. Robinson · Health Affairs · 1997 · 37 citations

Management, Health Care Management, Health Policy +17